Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 00:16:30 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Alexandr Kovalenko <never@nevermind.kiev.ua> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Version Release numbers Message-ID: <3EE6D74E.37F72459@mindspring.com> References: <000901c32eeb$4b15d4a0$0200000a@fireball> <3EE58CF9.4090B7D3@mindspring.com> <20030610180553.GB91429@nevermind.kiev.ua>
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Alexandr Kovalenko wrote: > Hello, Terry Lambert! > > Historically, BSD has used odd minor numbers as new features, > > and even minor numbers as stabilization. > > > > This was broken with 4.4, but that was because of the lawsuit, > > not through any poor intent on anyone's part. > > Which one? What is was about? Can you provide more info? The version 4.4BSD-Lite2 release from UCB had to introduce new code because of the AT&T lawsuit against BSDI and, later, UCB. The lawsuit was settled out of court around August-September of 1994, since USL was found to be in violation of both UCB's Copyrights and Licenses. Information is on Dennis Ritchie's web site, among other places, as well as other locations around the web. It's really old news (over a decade since it was originally filed now). This is why the BSD community isn't worried about the SCO lawsuit against Linux spreaqding to BSD. See also Greg Lehy's recent article in Daemon News. -- Terry
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